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“Next door to this site you have one of only two remaining medieval Tithe barns in Britain, and I’m worried about the amount of work they have done to protect this.”

Another resident, who did not want to give her name, said: “We’re concerned about where all these people are going to work once they get here, and the impact on schools and the sewage network.”

While the Reverend David Williams, parish priest of Great Coxwell, would not comment on the plans, he said: “It was very well-attended, quite crowded at points..”

SGR’s Rob Bolton said turnout at the consultation sessions in Faringdon and Great Coxwell had been good.

He said: “People’s views are very different between Great Coxwell, where they are worried this could be the first of many things which merge the two places, and Faringdon where people are worried about use of infrastructure.

“Generally the master plan is quite well-liked, even though it’s just the initial designs. Surprisingly, people haven’t been as concerned about the loss of green space as you would think, but they did talk about traffic problems on the A420.”